A Scottish nurse wins the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award for risking her life to treat patients from both sides of the Libyan conflict.

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Nurse secures Robert Burns award

Everton chief executive Robert Elstone defends the club’s transfer policy in a detailed blog to frustrated fans.

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Everton defend transfer dealings

In the next decade, 75 percent of all channels will be born on the Internet. That’s the bold prediction of the day from Robert Kyncl, the head of global partnerships for YouTube. In a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Kyncl said the Web is poised to become the premium channel for entertainment distribution within the next decade. Read full article > >

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YouTube: The future of entertainment is on the Web

Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III didn’t dazzle but Baylor still pulled out a thrilling Alamo Bowl victory over Washington in the highest-scoring bowl game in history.

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Baylor 67, Washington 56: Griffin and Baylor Win Record-Breaking Alamo Bowl

The house will be gone soon. For Jenny and Robert Click, the loss of their Dale City home, scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction Jan. 6, has loomed over their holidays. The sense of sorrow was so intense that Jenny Click considered ignoring Christmas and New Year’s, then changed her mind and put up a tree in her living room. Read full article > >

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In Virginia, foreclosures can be ‘the end of year uglies’ for homeowners

Violet suffered from “heart-related complications” following surgery to amputate her necrotic foot, said Robert Horvath, a raptor rehabilitator based in Long Island.

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City Room: Violet the Red-Tailed Hawk Is Dead

We noticed on Facebook there were some comments criticizing the Post for pulling together a gallery on prominent African Americans who died in 2011. We asked Robert Pierre, the editor of The Root DC , a key part of The Washington Post, to respond and here is what he had to say: Read full article > >

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Notable deaths in 2011: Why did The Post publish a separate gallery featuring African Americans?

Despite a troubled life, Robert Brownjohn made era-defining graphics for, among others, James Bond movies and the Rolling Stones.

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Design: The Man Who Broke the Record on ‘Let It Bleed’

Child serial killer Robert Black has been told he must serve a minimum of 25 years in jail for kidnapping and murdering schoolgirl Jennifer Cardy.

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Child killer Black gets 25 years

Bishop Robert W. Finn will meet monthly with a prosecutor to detail every episode of suspected child abuse.

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Kansas City Bishop Makes Deal to Avoid More Criminal Charges

Eight of the “D.C. 41” — the group of activists including Mayor Vincent Gray who were arrested in April while protesting in favor of voting rights in the District — are scheduled to stand trial Tuesday. D.C. Shadow Sen. Michael D. Brown (D), Jack E. Evans (not the D.C. Council member), D.C. Vote public affairs director Eugene DeWitt Kinlow, Deangelo B. Scott, Lawrence Harris, Anise Jenkins, Adam Maier and Robert V. Brannum face misdemeanor charges, the Huffington Post reports . Read full article > >

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Eight ‘D.C. 41’ activists to stand trial Tuesday

This article, written by Robert M. Danin, appeared in The Atlantic on 09 November 2011 In a major address on the U.S. role in the Arab Spring, the secretary of state announced an important foreign policy change

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Did Clinton Just Announce U.S. Support for Islamist Political Parties?

How Robert Maxwell tried to take on Rupert Murdoch

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Child killer Robert Black has been found guilty of murdering Jennifer Cardy in Ballinderry, County Antrim, 30 years ago.

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Killer guilty of child’s murder

The US pulls out its ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, because of concerns for his safety, after he angered authorities by visiting activists.

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US ambassador pulled out of Syria